Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-24
! one Of Che lads, with affected earn.

"HVtS uiu yOn ret thnt hntY" ask. l.
co a second, pointing to Tins much.
worn article OF head apparel.
How soon do yol expect TO gradu.
atef" chimed in a third.
soon these sportiye remarks became
very ugh and insulting. Tim tried |
10 escape from the boys, but they
would not let him 20. Hot tears
blinded the poor cripples eyes for
moment, then. with a sudden burst
OF anger, he bobbled toward them,
striking out fefcely with his short
cruteh. Laughing at his fruitlees an.
ger, the boys kept well out OF the reach
OF his crutcii.
That's too bad" muttered Ned.
ia take his part II that big Joe Bent
~ wasn't there. He'd thrash me IL ]
lnteriered. and all the boys would
augh at me-"
Here was chance for Ned to do a
heroic deed; but, to tell the truth he
was afraid OF being laughed at. 1t
was this, much more than the fear oil
a thrashing, that prevented him from
interfering.
But Tim was not without cham.
plon. Little Lottie Mace, seeing Tim e
trouble, hurried TO his side.
please don't plague him?" she en-.
treated. "He's only poor little
cripple. Please don't?"
Some OF the rough lads laughed,
but the most OF them were silent
Lottie WAS a general favorite in the
school. Tim stood beside her, tremb
ling With suppressed passion. Her
hand stole into his and she led hin
away.
From that day these two, the Grip.
Piled lad and the child, became great
friends. They were much together,
and they enjoyed each others com
pany. Lottie loved the fields, the flow
ers, the birds, and the blue sky. Lit.
tie Tim loved these things, too, and
thus they were congenial.
Tim studied hard at scaool, and
made fair progress. But he was not an
apt scholar. He longed to be away
among the blooming meadows or in
the shady woods.
Tim lived in a little cottage neal
Ned Mace's home. Ned liked Tins
company from the fact that the Grip
pie looked up to HIM as a superior.
Ned WAS vain, and it was OF great sat
islaction TO him to know that he com.
manded the lame boys admiration.
Out OF school hours the boys We're
much together. One Saturday Ned
said 10 Tim:
II know where there are some very
queer rocks, Tim. Away out by th'
gully in the back pasture is ledg'
THAI is filled with shining particles
that look like silver"
"Lets 90, said Tim. at once
'Can you walk so iar?" asked Ned.
Can l. Ul course can"
Ned soon secured light pick, anC
/ they set out. 1t was quite distance
I 10 their destination, the gully
: being upon the iurthermost eGtremit!
, OF Mr.. Maces farm IL was rock!
, place, the gully being a deep cut
through which Icaped the noisy brook
. that further down its course widenei
r aud became silent. smooth.iioNin
1 stFHem.
/ Little Tim had never been ther
/ before. Almost the first thing he di
4 WAS 10 creep to the edge (
/ the hill and peer down into III
|, guilty. Il was an almost perpendlct
I lar precipicc down to the rocky bot
7 tom below, where the stream leape
e and Nhiried and loaned. The SCUM
OF it's dashings coming upward SCENE
\ like a hali.muiiled, unnatural roa
!. The top OF pine.tree growing mes
the bottom was below little Tim. Il
A drew back with a shudder.
!. Spect that would be a pretty ba
place Ter tumble" said Tim.
II reckon It would" replied Ne
= who was busy picking up the ledge.
q "'Twould XIII or TELLER, wouldn' it,
queired Tim.
?. "It would be apt to-"
The boys wee soon busy pickiI
:, pieces out OF the ledge, or breaking I
r. the rocks. :,
ii In a field some distance away N
= Mace was at work. In the pnstu
a near him Lottip was riding Old Jerr
Is a blind horse. The old horse was
1. kind that often when her father vi
/. near I.ottie rode upon his back.
. Little Tim pounded away at {
> rocks lew minutes. then he crept ba
N ard peered down into thegully. Son
!. how the wild place had n sort OF u
nleasnut attraction for him.
n "Ned," he suddenly exclaime
4 'what would you do II ] sh'u'd 4
IL over hereg' !.
a "Dog" replied Ned, with dignit
"Why, you would grab hold OF son
thing and hang, and ! would 60
X your rescue.
's ing glow. ;:
+" YOU" the little cripple murmur'
~ lie had wished so a hundred times
&C fore.
the rocks for some time. suddei
"a thew heard child's cry
: alarm from away across the tie
=, following by a hoarse shout. III
" spran, up TO see Old Jerry come
20 lopinr madly down across the p
a tnre with Lottie, white with terri
~ clinginp TO his name. Mr.. Mace v
running toward them, shouting;
y "Head him, head him! Look
np for the guilty. -.
oL The old horse had been pass
'da beneath a tree, when he dlsturoe'
~ hornets nest. The yenomons ere
urrs nj once flew out, and stung o'
,ro I,ottie and the horse. lnturiateu
~ tho main. the blind beast was rush
~ mndlv toward the deep gully.
The boys heard the farmers CT
ia An NJ last here was chance ior
81 10 become hero-a chance to res
~ his own sister from peril. He shou
" and waved his arms; but the no
ia could not see, and the sound oil be
al o inc hoofs drowned the boys CT
,nt He came straight on.